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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread sockpuppet #163427 11/13/2006 3:01 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA (1) Some disseminators of persiflage are called sockpuppets. However, I question this usage because some of them use only a single handle. Thus is the neologism undergoing some sort of shift or is it simply being used incorrectly (2) Has anyone heard the expr "login" used to refer to a sockpuppet Thanks all dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: sockpuppet #163428 11/13/2006 3:18 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando ParkinT enthusiast ParkinT enthusiast Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando I can understand the usage of "sockpuppet". It is light, playful, the antithesis of grave. But, 'login' simply makes no sense. To 'slide on' seems more appropriate to indicate the 'sockpuppet' is preparing to begin (perform). Thanks, D for teaching me a new word. I had find the definition for 'persiflage'. I plan to use it repeatedly today (and annoy my coworkers!) "I am certain there is too much certainty in the world" -Michael Crichton Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: sockpuppet #163429 11/13/2006 6:04 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Park: Good for you. That was the reaction I had too dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: sockpuppet #163430 11/13/2006 6:26 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont you can only be a sockpuppet if you have a main. if you think they have only one handle, you just don't know the rest of them. I have never heard login used for sockpuppet, specifically. we all have logins, and some have sockpuppets. a rectangle is not a square. (thanks, ASp!) Last edited by etaoin; 11/13/2006 6:38 PM. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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